My son wanted a cabinet for ammo and gun accessory storage. We wound up building this one. All miter construction. 3/4” Oak Ply with a 3/4” solid Oak Frame. Finished with minwax stain and poly. He found a 2 ‘X 2 ‘X 1/4” Birch Plywood panel with an interesting figure for the door panel. The birch is just poly finished. 34 X 21 X 17 overall. A fun build & we got to work on it together.

Ok. I decided on an older version of the USPS logo for this bank. Nothing fancy just a sticker I printed out on the computer. Poplar with rattle can enamel. Clear spray gloss over the stickers. I couldn’t figure out how to post it in the original posting so here is another.

Sorry about the pictures. I don’t know why they are coming up sideways.

This will be a gift for the letter carrier who delivers our mail. She does an outstanding job.

I’ve been sitting on my rear for 5 weeks recovering from knee surgery. My PT said I could finally do a little something so I jumped on a few small projects I had in mind.

The first is a curly maple potpourri box. Finished in Danish oil & a satin lacquer.

Next is a post office box bank made of poplar. finished in spray enamel. I have seen many banks but have not seen one in the shape of a bulk mail box so I remedied the situation. I am trying to decide on which USPS logo to use on it. So I suppose it is not truly finished? Sorry the picture is sideways. I can’t figure out how to flip it.

Just finished my new/ first workbench from a set of Woodsmith’s plans. “Finished” is not the right word since I still need to add a vise… but it is useable now. Fir plywood top & pine base. Finished with 2 coats of BLO. The plans call for MDF but when I asked for it at the local lumber yard they looked at me as if I were from outer space. Same reaction when I asked for 2X8 fir boards. I plan to cover the top with either hard board or some type of laminate since the plywood is extremely soft (it already has dings & gouges from the build). Any way it is super sturdy & heavy. Thanks for looking

My first attempt at gun grips. Walnut with 3 coats of Danish oil. I am waiting on new screws (black) because I think the silver ones I had look odd with the wood. Sorry for the cruddy picture. It was taken with my less than stellar phone camera. Can anyone tell me if wooden grips need to be stabilized? I am worried about movement & cracking. Thanks for looking. Dean

I made this case for my son the drummer. It holds 2 sets of sticks to bring to rehearsals or shows etc. Made of Walnut with Maple miter keys & a diamond plate top. Originally I was going to secure the lid with magnets but I set them too deep. They wouldn’t catch & I couldn’t dig them out without tearing up the 3/8” sides, so I used box clasps. I used a ring roll for the inside. Rounded over the top edges & corners for a less “boxy” look. Two coats of Danish oil & 3 coats of spray on satin to finish. Thanks for looking. Dean

This is my version of David Marks’ Mahogany piano bench.It is my first attempt at mortise & tenon joints. Made of poplar with a Birch ply lid. Finished with Rustoleum Gloss Black aerosol spray paint & 3 coats of Minwax Clear brushing lacquer.

I needed a stand for my bench top drill press that has been residing in a corner. So I built one out of assorted species scrap plywood I had laying around. It looked pretty ugly unfinished so I painted it in tribute to my favorite NFL team. I have been a fan since the inaugural season.

Nothing fancy but it will do the job. The graphics are vinyl stickers. I realized after painting that the “Superbowl” lettering was off center. All butt joint construction. Finished with $10 worth of Spray paint. Paint isn’t perfect either (over spray in places) but it’s only going to be in the shed, right? The lighter spots in the picture are reflections in the morning light.

I still need to make a knob for the door & a pull for the drawer. But that is no hurry. I’m thinking football shaped made from Walnut.

First I would like to credit & thank both VerteramoFurniture7 http://lumberjocks.com/projects/18305 & ShopMonkey http://lumberjocks.com/projects/14525 for the design ideas I “borrowed” from them in making this table. I searched the internet for a drum design but couldn’t find a simpler one for my first “real” inlay. So I again “borrowed” VerteramoFurniture7’s design. Sincere thanks to both gentlemen & I hope I don’t offend anyone by this project post.

The inlay is Zebrawood on a Birch Plywood backing. The legs are 2” hardwood dowels shaped with a R.O.S. & 80 grit sand paper because I don”t have a lathe. Finished with more coats of wipe on poly than I could count, because the ply kept soaking it up. I wanted a glossy finish but settled for a semi gloss. Either way I made this for my son who is a drummer & he loves it.

I built this display case for my son’s collection of shot glasses. Walnut & Maple with Birch plywood shelves. The “C” is a hand carved Mother of Pearl inlay. This is my first successful attempt at inlay. MOP is tough to work with! Very fragile material! The display is complete with a sliding plexi glass door to keep ‘em clean. Finished with Danish oil & General Arm-R-Seal. Thanks for looking.

This is the second music box I made for Christmas. This one is for my older son’s girlfriend Gina. Same construction as Merissa's music box but with Purple Heart & Curly Maple. My camera & picture taking skills strike again. It doesn’t look purple at all! The movement plays “Music Box Dancer”. Comments good & not so good always welcome. Thanks for looking.

This is a box I made for my son’s girlfriend for Christmas. Woods are Curley Maple & Padauk. The movement plays Music Box Dancer.This is my first attempt at something of this magnatude (for me) since I’ve only been woodworking for a few months. Sort of a “by the seat of my pants” project. No plans. I found a few boxes I like online & went from there. Needless to say LOTS of mistakes but overall it came out well. This was also my first attempt at mortising for hinges. I also tried some inlays that didn’t turn out so well so I scrapped them. All in all I learned alot from the project & the info posted on this site. Thank you all. Constructive critisim is welcomed…Please!